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Thanks to you, we got to the next level in our funding application!  Hurrah!

xoxo

Claire

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Introducing... Part III - Lori Nancy Kalamanski

Hi Everyone! Claire has kindly asked me to introduce myself and show you all what I look like.

I’m Lori Nancy Kalamanski.  Yep, that’s really my name.  Here’s a picture of me that my mom really likes:

   I love things that are magical, fantastical, whimsical and fun.  I’m a Hooper and a Geocacher and I have two very amusing cats.  I’ve been a professional actor and singer for 15 years and have had the good fortune to work all over the world in theatre, TV, film, and voice.  Some gigs have been with ‘big name’ actors in fancy places, and others have been with ‘yet-to-be-known’ actors in smaller places.  No matter, I’m one grateful lady. I love art that fuses many disciplines together – like this show where I got to play a butt-kicking Phoenix in a Martial-Arts Musical-Opera:

If I had a million dollars, I would spend all of my time dreaming up twinkly, enchanting, wonder-full art with like-minded peeps. That’s why I’m elated to join Marchlight Films as a puppeteer and voice actor for ‘August in the Underworld’.  It’s a gift that has everything that tickles me: humour, mythology, adventure, and a dash of romance on the side!  I’m really excited to share our stories with you – so please tell your friends to ‘like’ our FB page, watch our YouTube clip and comment so that we can get the funding we need to bring you more!  Thanks for visiting!

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Introducing... Part II - Ben Deutsch

Claire asked me to provide a favourite picture. I don't know what this one says about me but it captures me well.  A little about me.  I hail from St. John's, the oldest and coolest city in North America, but I live in the picturesque town of Port Hope, just east of Toronto. I'm currently engulfed in Neil Gaiman's, American Gods, and I have successfully hooked my wife on Game of Thrones (I was less fortunate with Firefly).  I have a background in the military, and then archaeology; so with little else to do in the world, puppetry was the next obvious step. Some seventeen years later the world of puppetry has never ceased to capture my imagination.  And imagination is everything to me. 

When Mark and Claire introduced me to their Underworld filled with puppets I was sold on the spot. I think I may have even salivated, and since men no longer carry handkerchiefs I likely used my sleeve. I love being a puppeteer. To me there is a special relationship between the viewer and puppet that is often lacking in the CGI world. Don't get me wrong, I'm amazed at what can be done these days in digital VFX, but I think I'm not alone in my appreciation of  seeing  real, handcrafted objects brought to life on stage or screen.  So please join our adventure into the Underworld.